The Last Flight of Poxl West A Novel |
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| Author:
| Torday, Daniel |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4104-8128-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month for March 2015Poxl West is intelligent, cultured, and intensely magnetic. As a Jewish former RAF bomber pilot, he is revered as a fearless war hero. To his nephew, Elijah Goldstein, Uncle Poxl is the epitome of manhood and something of an idol . . . until he publishes a memoir that reveals a darker past. As Elijah begins to learn the truth about his uncle, he's forced to face the complexities of the war that he has romanticized and the admiration that...
More DescriptionAn Amazon Best Book of the Month for March 2015Poxl West is intelligent, cultured, and intensely magnetic. As a Jewish former RAF bomber pilot, he is revered as a fearless war hero. To his nephew, Elijah Goldstein, Uncle Poxl is the epitome of manhood and something of an idol . . . until he publishes a memoir that reveals a darker past. As Elijah begins to learn the truth about his uncle, he's forced to face the complexities of the war that he has romanticized and the admiration that he holds so dear.